Oct 9, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (53)

I. Am. So. Excited. For. This. Book. I adored this author's last ape book, which featured bonobos. Now we get chimpanzees! In case you didn't know, I am a huge animal lover, and I love when books, especially YA, feature an animal that isn't a dog or a cat. I am so excited for what is sure to another fantastic and unique book with primates! I need to get my hands on...

When he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the "mock men" living in the trees by their home -- chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night.

Luc is older now, his mother gone. He lives in a house of mistreated orphans, barely getting by. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't mad. Instead, he offers Luc a job.

Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees. There, Luc finally finds a new family -- and must act when that family comes under attack.

As he did in his acclaimed novel Endangered, a finalist for the National Book Award, Eliot Schrefer takes us somewhere fiction rarely goes, introducing us to characters we rarely get to meet. The unforgettable result is the story of a boy fleeing his present, a man fleeing his past, and a trio of chimpanzees who are struggling not to flee at all. I'll be honest: I don't love the cover. I wish it was something more like Endangered's original hardcover. That said, I will still so totally read and buy this book. It's not non-fiction, but it's YA fiction that reads realistic. And it is SO GOOD. I highly recommend you read both!

16 comments:

Eek. 2014 is so close! Makes me wonder where the year went. This book looks interesting. I love realistic fiction - when it's not quite right but feels so true that you believe it entirely. This looks like a great one!

Very interesting! I love the cover of Endangered this one I am not to sure about! I have not read a fiction book about primates ever, so I may have to change that soon. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my blog!

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